Neatorama is proud to present a guest post by cartoonist Stephen McCranie, who gave us Mal & Chad and their Fill in the Bubble Frenzy. It's an excerpt from his new graphic novel Brick by Brick, a book which covers goal setting, improvement and motivation for artists. If you like the essay below, you can read over a hundred pages of the book by clicking here!

This essay was drawn by cartoonist Stephen McCranie and is an excerpt from his latest graphic novel, Brick by Brick. Stephen is currently raising funds on Kickstarter to print the book. Check out his Kickstarter video and consider helping him out!